2026-10-10T12:19:46Z https://api.figshare.com/v2/oai

oai:figshare.com:article/34018157 2026-09-28T18:09:26Z category_1 category_4 category_146 category_915 category_21 category_873 category_39 category_734 category_931 category_132 portal_63 item_type_2 month_year_09_2026

Sliding Disassembly of van der Waals Heterostructures Jordan Pack (16871015) Karl V. Falb (25132949) Sanat Ghosh (1356762) Xuehao Wu (17356432) Keng Tou Chu (25132952) Florie Mesple (18474684) Ellis Thompson (21374365) Zhuquan Zhang (12070795) Carolin Gold (7865504) Kenji Watanabe (75040) Takashi Taniguchi (331592) Dmitri N. Basov (14358036) A. N. Pasupathy (3719350) Matthew Yankowitz (1640470) Cory R. Dean (1830304) Aravind Devarakonda (19804003) Biophysics Biochemistry Space Science Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified Biotechnology Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Ecology Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Information Systems not elsewhere classified Infectious Diseases van der waals structurally distinct materials assembly process relies layered vdw compounds 2 </ sub reconfigure vdw heterostructures vdw interfaces sliding disassembly nondestructive sliding new paradigm monolayer graphene monolayer characterized freedom afforded encapsulated h electronic transport dynamic degree dielectric environment demonstrations suggest also show Many recent advances in our understanding of two-dimensional electron systems stem from van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures. The assembly process relies on the weak bonding across interfaces between layered vdW compounds, making it possible to construct exceptionally clean heterostructures from chemically and structurally distinct materials. Here we demonstrate an additional, dynamic degree of freedom afforded by vdW interfaces, wherein we use microstructured polymer stamps to disassemble and reconfigure vdW heterostructures by deterministic, reversible, and nondestructive sliding. We apply this technique to alter the dielectric environment of monolayer graphene, expose an encapsulated H-WSe₂ monolayer characterized by electronic transport for scanning tunneling microscopy measurements, and facilitate the preparation of air-sensitive monolayer 1T′-WTe₂ devices. We also show that sliding preserves underlying moiré patterns, and, moreover, can be used to produce twisted vdW interfaces. Together these demonstrations suggest a new paradigm for assembling and dynamically modifying vdW heterostructures. 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z Dataset Media 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c02726.s003 https://figshare.com/articles/media/Sliding_Disassembly_of_van_der_Waals_Heterostructures/34018157 CC BY-NC 4.0